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Weighing in on the Sugar Debacle

On Facebook recently, I saw an ad for a group saying that HFCS should be banned. They say that obesity and autism are linked to HFCS use. I'm not a scientist or geneticist, but I'll do my best to work through this tang…
Interview with Tim Welsh, an Autism Dad

Perhaps you've seen his many Tweets as TannersDad ; Tim Welsh is the dad of a kid with autism. He works tirelessly to increase autism awareness and is respectful even when we disagree. I asked him if it would be okay to…
ICT4Autism, tackling Autism in the UK

As promised here is a charity and campaign worth backing! And what better time to show your support than Autism Awareness month. ICT4Autism, a non-profit organization, is a reasonably new charity that was recently featur…
The Lone Little Boy, a vignette.

Our daughter was assigned to write a vignette for her 9th grade Honors English class. I'm learning that she is a great little writer. I'm also learning how much she hates vignettes because of the lack of punctuation an…
She Wants a Cracker!

In Trader Joe's the other day, Ava pointed to a box of her favorite crackers -- tiny organic crackers that look like a mini Ritz cracker with cheese in the middle. She likes to pull it apart, eat the cheese and…
Criterion for Autism

Autism is a developmental disorder that affects more boys than girls. You have already heard my bit about how I call Charlie my egg roll, but here is my bit about how autism is like ordering Chinese food – two fr…
A Window To See Bitty's Day

If we ask Bitty directly, "What did you do at school today?" or "Did you have a good day at school?" we are likely to get a repeat of the question in response. "Skoo today." or "goo day skoo." (I generally assume that l…
Does a banana fall into the neglect category?

Early last week, I showed up to pick Josh up from school. He was standing off to the side of a group of kids who were surrounding the teacher. He was trying to figure out how to get the sticker that was being offered…
High School Problems from a Worried Mom

I was at a women's ministry meeting a while ago and met a new friend.We struck up conversation and soon I learned she has a daughter with high functioning Autism. She is just leaving middle school and starting high schoo…
Well, that's, uh, new.

I have to admit, I haven't been the best aunt, as of late, in terms of spending time with my nephews. I have a busy work schedule and no social life to speak of, so you can bet that the minute the General Assembly went o…